Copy-holder.



No. 826,770. PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

F; DRAKE. GOPYHOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 26. 1905.

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UNITED STATES Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 1906..

Application filed September 26,1906. Serial No. 280,240.

To (ZZZ whomv it may concern.-

' Be it known that I, FRANCIS DRAKE, a

subject of the King of Great Britain, residin at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invente new and useful Im rovements in Copy- Holders, of which the fbllowing is a specification. The object of my invention is the provision of an improved copy-holder which is especially designed to be operated by foot-power and which shall move the paper relative to a fixed marker or indicator.

' Most copy-holders as heretofore constructed have been provided with a marker or indicator which is movable line b line up and 'down the page to be copied an by the use of the hand, thus requiring considerable attention and interfering with the constant use of .both hands by the operator upon the typeexample of the physical embodiment of my the rear wal invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical ap lication of the principle. I

igure 1 is a front view in elevation of the holder. Fig. 2 is a side view in elevation showing the foot-power-operating mechanism. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section of Fig. 1, showing a sheet of paper in position.

Referring to the several figures, the numeral 1 desi nates the base of the holder; 3, T or back; 4, the side pieces; 5, the beveled front edges of the sides; 6, th'e pivoted platform; 7, the pivot-pins of the platform located in the side pieces; 8, a spring secured at one end to the holder and the free end bearing against the upper portion of the pivoted platform; 9, the marker or indicator extended across the platform; 10, a rotary shaft; 11 bearings for the shaft;

. 12, two feed-wheels which are covered withemery, sand, rubber, or other frictional material; 13, .a ratchet-wheel at the end of the shaft; 14, a lover; 15, a pivot for the lever located between the ends of the same; 16, a

pawl pivoted to one end of the lever and with its free end engaging the ratchet; 17, a spring which holds the pawl against the ratchet; 18, a perforated plate secured to one side piece and having a series of holes therein; 19, a lower pin;.20, an upper pin; 21, a projecting arm upon the'free end of the lever; 22, a pedal of an suitable construction; 23, a uniting the arm 21 and the pedal; 24, a series of hooks by means of which the distance between the free end. of the pedal and the arm 21 may be varied; 25, a coil-spring secured at one end to a side of the holder and at the other end to the pawl end of the lever, and 26 is a sheet of paper with characters theretoto' becopied, said paper being located upon the pivoted platform and beneath the friction-wheels.

The modus 0 ercmdt' is as follows: The sheet of paper being inserted between the friction-wheels and. the pivoted spring-platform and the upper line of the words, figures, or characters upon the sheet being in a straight line above or below the marker, the said ine is copied by the o erator, and then the pedal is depressed by t e foot, which action rotates the lever and raises the free end of the pawl, which in turn rotates the ratchet, shaft, and friction-wheels and raises or advances the sheet of paper far enough to bring the next line to be co ied adjacent to the marker. When the line as been copied, the foot action is repeated. Provision for moving the sheet of paper upon the platform the required distance may consist in any suitable means. Two are herewith disclosed one the erforated plate 18 and movable pin 20, which when in the up er hole allows the pawl to pass over. two of t e teeth of the ratchet and when it movesin theopposite direction advances the sheet of paper fiveeighths of an inch, the lower pin regulating the downward travel of the free en of the lever. When the pin is in the lower hole, the

aper is advanced five-sixteenths of an inch.

he other means comprises the hooks 24, by which the wire is len thened or shortened and the travel of the pe al relative to the floor is regulated. With this means the pieces 19 and 20 are not used and the distance of the travel of the lever is determined by the dis-.

The coil-spring 25 wheels. The holder proper is preferably made of metal or of such material as will be of sufficient weight to secure stability.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawin s, it is clear that I have provided a co y-ho der which fulfils the conditions statecl to be the ob'ects of my invention. The copy is move past the marker and by foot-power, the feed can be changed, and the s ring-platform allows the insertion of copy aving any thickness I within practical limits. Modifications and changes in construction may of course be introduced in practice Without constituting substantial departures.

What I claim is 1. A copy-holder having a frame, .a fixed marker mounted thereon, a platform pivoted to the frame, a shaft mounted on the frame and having a friction-roller thereon, a s ring for forcing the platform against the rol er, a ratchet-and-pawl mechanism for rotating the shaft and roller, and av lever for actuating said mechanism.

2'. The combination in a copy-holder, constructed substantially as set forth, of a frame, a shaft with a-friction wheel or roller mounted on the frame, a fixed marker mounted on the frame, a platform pivoted to the frame and bearing against the friction wheel or roller, a spring for forcing the platform against the roller, and mechanism for rotating the shaft and roller.

3. The combination with a copy-holder constructed substantially as set forth, of a frame, a shaft with a friction wheel or roller mounted on the frame, a marker fixed relative to the frame, a platform pivoted to the frame, a spring for forcing the platform against the friction wheel or roller, ratchetand-paw'l mechanism in connection with "the shaft, a edal, and means for uniting the pedal to t e ratche't-and-pawl mechanism.

'4. The combination with a copy-holder,

of a frame, a marker fixed upon the frame, a.

shaft with a roller mounted upon the frame, a platform movable relative to the frame, a spring which forces the platform against the roller, ratchet-and-pawl mechanism in connection with the shaft, a lever connected to the awl, a pedal, means connectin pedal to the lever, and means for regu ating the travel of the lever.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature TWILLIAM POPE,

E. ERNEST Jaoxson;

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